TJW

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I have 7 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1008 times and 2 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Imbedded

The bar called Geometry has its last call at 0000 H; what civvies call midnight. She has no choice. State law demands it. She must be she. It’s a law...
Cherry

The Fog of War

—-------static—------static—-------whisky wan fower—--copy? Copy?------static—--whi—wan fower copy? —--------- —--- tango threep fife, this is whisky...
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Cherry

The Clinic

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Doesn’t that sound clean, clinical? There was a trauma, it stressed me out, and forever afterwards I will be...
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Ode to a Corporal

He didn’t look at peace or like he was asleep He looked very dead fetal and small shot in the head Small as if his mortality was already being...

Evolution of Language

I have memory problems so I thinks it was a couple of weeks ago when I was at work driving a military grade vehilce to haul shipment, common thing...

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55 of my comments have received 55 Great Feedback votes

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The East panel of the

Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025

The East panel of the sarcophagus of the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier has three Greek figures:  Peace holding a dove, Victory holding an olive branch and Valor holding a broken sword.  Victory holds hands with Peace and extends his olive branch to...

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Posted in Put The Sword Down

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I forgot my manners.  Hey,

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

I forgot my manners.  Hey, Maxine.  I don't mean to hijack your post.

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Posted in Cynthia.

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Yep, but the premiums are too

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Yep, but the premiums are too high.  I petted one of the polydactyl cats at the Hemingway house at Key West.  

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Being an ex-pat in Paris

Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2025

Being an ex-pat in Paris Hemingway had several tete-a-tetes (I can't make the circumflexe accent) with Gertrude Stein famous for a rose is a rose is a rose.  When she disparaged his novel The Sun Also Rises he sent her a telegram:  A bitch is a...

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Posted in Goldfish

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Exotic vet bills are

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Exotic vet bills are outrageous.  All my babies are exotics.  I'm down $20 just walking through the door.  Last year I built insulated shelters for the squirrels and stray cats.  Well, that's all.  Thanks for the read.

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Posted in Cynthia.

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Only customer service

Posted on Tue, 21 Oct 2025

Only customer service experience I have is with the WWP.  Gave up on the VA years ago.  WWP never leaves me hanging.  

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Posted in Getting Away With It!!!

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D (ear) H(oney), I'm not a

Posted on Sat, 18 Oct 2025

D (ear) H(oney), I'm not a herpetologist but in my experience snakes show slowing down by eating slower.  Not as as aggressive when they stike.  Pippin is what you would call an African Royal python but what we, on the other side of the big pond...

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Posted in Upbringing

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Ah, hell, girl, you have

Posted on Sat, 18 Oct 2025

Ah, hell, girl, you have called me Jack or TJ for who knows how long - App. 1 hr to chow down 2 adult mice.  He's old, 24 yrs, average life span of his snake species is 15 yrs in captivity.  He keeps hanging on.  In deference to your forthcoming...

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Posted in Upbringing

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smart ass

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025

smart ass

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Posted in Africa! Part Two.

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I don't follow soccer so my

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025

I don't follow soccer so my best guesses for best and most famous in the world are Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.  

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Posted in Africa! Part Two.

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